Oil-burning system



April 28, 1925. 1,535,195

C. J. ABRAHAM ET AL OIL BURNING SYSTEM Filed Feb 7 1925 leatus Jjbmhum,

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Patented Apr. 28, 1925,.

UNITED STATES I 1,535,195 PATENT OFFICE.

OLEATUS J'. ABRAHAM AND MARK A. NORRIS, OF NEAR BICH HOND, INDIANA.

OIL-BURNING SYSTEM.

Application fled February 27, 1825. Serial No. 11.972.

To all whom it may conce'm.'.

Be it known that we,'CLaA-rus J. ABRA- HAM and MARK A. Nomus, both citizens of the United States, residin near the city of Richmond, in the count 0? Wayne, State of Indiana, have invente a new and useful Oil-Burning System, of which the following is a full, clear, and comprehensive specification and exposition, being'such as will enable others to make and use the same .with exactitude.

The object of our present invention, broadly speaking, is to provide means for burningoil in stoves or furnaces to produce heat, the same being simple in construction and operation, easily and quickly installed, adapted to produce a high degree of efficiency 1n practice, and which can be manufactured and installed at a comparatively low price.

Other particular objects and advantages of the invention will suggest themselves in the course of the following description, and that which is new and useful will'be correlated in the claims.

This invention is particularly ada ted for. changing into usable uel, theutilizing, b waste 011 w ich is drained from crank cases of automobiles or other motors, and in this instance particular reference is made thereto, although the same construction may be used in connection with other oils or waste products.

One way of carrying out the principles of our invention in a practical and eificient manner is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 shows our complete construction as installed in connection with a common heating stove. Figure 2 is a top plan view of the burner proper. Figure 3. is a central cross section of the burner. And Figure 4 is a horizontal section of the T-fitting which we employ for connecting up the burner. Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views. In order that the construction, the operation, and the many advantages of the mvention may be more fully understood and appreciated, we will now take up a detailed description thereof,

in which we will set forth the same as comprehensively as we may.

In the drawings letter A denotes an. ordinary heating1 stove, shown as broken away in art to s ow the burner in position.

T e burner proper comprises a one-piece .which is concentric with the rin of slightly less diameter, and it is-located circular feed-pipe 1, whose ends approach near together where they are secured in the two ends which are divergently o pos1te to each other, of the fitting 2, wlilch 1s T-shape, as shown in Fi 4. The two ends of the pipe 1 are provi ed with oppo-- connects with the interior of the fitting 2.

A multitude of fine exit apertures 4 are formed through the inner periphery of the pip? 1, all of which lead into the chamber 3.

umeral 7 denotes the lead-in pipe, one end of which is secured in the outwardly extending third stem of the fitting 2.

Numeral 8 denotes an oil container or tank, in the bottom of which is secured the outer or upper end of the pipe 7. However a valve 9 1s connected into'said pipe, which valve is'adapted to be opened and closed by the wheel 10, to control the flow of oil from the tank to the burner. A strainer 11 is located in the tank 8, by which the oil poured into the tank will be freed of particles which might clog the apertures 4 of the burner. However the size and length of the pipe 7, the size of the tank 8, and the strainer 11, may be variously changed as desired in orderto meet various conditions.

"Returning now to the burner proper: Numeral 12 denotes the first or upper generator ring, which is concentric with the fuel pipe 1, but of slightly less diameter,

and it is located on a lower plane. Likewisethe second or lower generator ring 13, 12, but

on a lower plane than the ring 12.

The ring 13 is provided with a plurality of legs 14, which are adapted to rest on the bottom of the stove and supports the ring 13 in horizontal position.

The rings 12 and 13 are connected in spaced relation to each other by a plurality of webs or piers 15.

Extending upward from the ring 12 are a plurality of Y-shaped piers 16, in the crotches or divided upper ends of which the pipe 1 is adapted to rest where it is retained by gravity.

Assuming now that oil be placed in the tank 8, rising to approximately the line X, and that the valve 9 he closed. In order to start a fire in the stove one has only to fire a bunch of old papers, for instance, and place the lighted starter within the enclosure of the pipe 1 and the rings 12 and 13. Then if the valve 9 be slightly opened, by turning the wheel 10, it is evident that the oil will flow through the pipe 7 into the pipe 1 by gravity. This will result in a small quantity of oil passing through the exits 4., which will be ignited by the burning paper. In a short time the pipe 1 will become hot and will act as a gas generator whereby the fuel will come from the exits t in the form of gas and will burn with inwardly directed flames. After the parts 1, l2 and 13 have become well heated then more fuel may be turned on, all of which will not be generated into gas but will drip down on the ring 12, which being hot will almost instantly convert the oil into gas, which of course will be lighted automatically and burn. Av still larger flow of oil will cause some of the oil to drip from the ring 12 onto the ring 13 where it will likewise be burned. In the latter instance a very heavy fire will be maintained, as both of the rings 12 and 13 will act as generators, in addition to the pipe 1.

From the above it is apparent that a very small fire, or a fire of great intensity, may be maintained, depending on the amount of oil admitted by the valve.

@112: experiments have demonstrated conclusively that the operation set forth is practical; and we have also demonstrated that the most suitable fuel for our device is the waste oil from automobiles, as it contains some gasoline and the proper amount of moisture, to produce a fuel of the proper characteristics to burn in our device with the proper intensity and without smoke or soot or other residue.

lVe desire that it be understood that various changes may be made in the several details. herein set forth without departing from the spirit of the invention, and without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof which are new and useful.

Having now fully shown and described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. An oil burning system comprising a circular fuel pipe having a plurality of exit apertures leading from its interior through its inner periphery, a three-way fitting connecting the ends of the fuel pipe, a supply pipe leadin into said fitting and extending from a fue reservoir, a valve for controlling the flow-of fuel from the reservoir into the fuel pipe, a generator ring located below the fuel pipe and parallel therewith but of less diameter than the fuel pipe, means for supporting the generator ring in horizontal position, and means carried by the generator ring for supporting the fuel pipe.

2. An oil burning system comprising a circular fuel pipe having a plurality of apertures leading from its interior through its inner periphery, a fitting connecting the ends of the fuel pipe, a supply pipe leading from a source of fuel into said fitting, means for controlling the flow of fuel through the supply pipe, an upper generator ring located below the fuel pipe and parallel therewith but of less diameter than the fuel pipe, a lower generator ring located below the upper generator ring and parallel therewith but of less diameter than the upper generator ring, and means for supporting the fuel pipe and the rings in spaced relation to each other.

3. An oil burner comprising a pi e formed in a circle, a T-fitting in which t e ends of the said pipe are secured, a, supplypipe extending from the T-fitting, a generator ring of less diameter than the first mentioned pipe and located therebelow and concentric therewith, a second generator ring of less diameter than the first mentioned ring and located therebelow and concentric therewith, legs for supporting the last mentioned ring, piers connecting the two rings, and piers extending up from the first ring and supporting the fuel pipe.

4. An oil burner comprising a fuel pipe formed in a circle and having a plurality of exit apertures leading from the interior thereof through the inner periphery thereof, a fitting in which the approaching ends of the fuel pipe are secured, a supply pipe leading into said fitting, a generator ring of less diameter than the fuel pipe but located therebelow and concentric therewith, a second generator ring of less diameter than the fuel pipe but located therebelow and concentric therewith, and means for supporting the fuel pipe and said rings in horizontal position.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names.

CLEATUS J. ABRAHAM. MARK A. NORRIS. 

